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Miniatures Adventure => The Conflicts that came in from the Cold => Topic started by: carlos marighela on 24 March 2013, 09:56:50 AM

Title: Ratel 90
Post by: carlos marighela on 24 March 2013, 09:56:50 AM

South Africans aren't really my thing but whilst doing a bit of window shopping on the Gasoline site, I came across this rather lovely new kit. Might be of interest to someone.

http://www.phpshopxml.com/quakit.shop/CID/2093797b60d6b6cf3bec41a638e087ff/function/itemPageDisplay/shopItemCode/GAS50026K

Title: Re: Ratel 90
Post by: Mainly28s on 24 March 2013, 11:53:01 AM

The kit looks gorgeous, although the colour looks lighter than I remember, and they didn't let it get that badly weathered (chipping, I mean).

Title: Re: Ratel 90
Post by: Arlequín on 24 March 2013, 11:57:19 AM

It may be modelled as a Moroccan, Yemeni or Libyan vehicle perhaps?  :)

Title: Re: Ratel 90
Post by: Golgotha on 24 March 2013, 01:55:00 PM

Having seen many of the real thing, indeed my brother served in one, I can say that the colour is wrong and the weathering too heavy but a fantastic find.

Title: Re: Ratel 90
Post by: grant on 13 April 2013, 05:04:47 PM

I painted this one for GHQ - maybe a bit small for you in 1:285, but I tried awfully hard!

(http://www.ghqmodels.com/store/media/m-images/TW22-b.jpg)

Title: Re: Ratel 90
Post by: Hildred Castaigne on 14 April 2013, 06:11:30 PM

Quote from: grant on 13 April 2013, 05:04:47 PM

I painted this one for GHQ - maybe a bit small for you in 1:285, but I tried awfully hard!

(http://www.ghqmodels.com/store/media/m-images/TW22-b.jpg)

Grant, don't get me wrong. That looks great.
But how did you paint the windows onto such a tiny model?  o_o

Title: Re: Ratel 90
Post by: grant on 15 April 2013, 03:18:07 PM

Thanks!

I have a favourite Winsor & Newton Series 7 brush, a 00, that I use for such things. Well thinned paint, and a speck of Flow-Aid, the windows almost paint themselves. And I'm lucky - GHQ wants blackened windows rather than blue, or sky reflections or some such. Easy! ;D

The hand painted lettering was a bit trickier.  o_o